1. How to Implement DevOps in SAP?”
Answer: It’s
been a while since DevOps has become a buzzword so you may have heard of it, seen it being used in your company or heard stake holders rave about how its
turned the direction of their company around for the better. You may have even
seen the famous infinity loop that symbolizes DevOps. But what really is it?
How does it make such a difference and how can you, as someone who uses SAP make use of it? Read on to find out!
DevOps is simply the principle of using certain ideologies and methodologies such as agile development, collaboration, automation, and flexibility during the entirety of the software development lifecycle. It enables the development and QA teams to work seamlessly with operations and business teams, which ultimately reduces turnaround times and increases efficiency drastically. This
framework has been slowly gaining popularity and companies around the world
have successfully adopted and reaped its benefits.
Automation
Automation is at the very core of DevOps – it maintains the speed and quality of your process. Automating every part of your process that doesn’t absolutely require
manual intervention is key. Issues in transport sequencing or deployments, overwrites, and code conflicts often arise while using generic automation tools. However, with a platform like SAP, its unique architecture and exponential scalability demands the right automation tools.
Read more about how you can use DevOps in SAP here -How
to Implement DevOps in SAP | ReleaseOwl - A Native DevOps Platform for SAP
2. How to implement DevOps for Steampunk/ABAP Cloud?
Answer: Steampunk is the new buzz word for the SAP Cloud
Platform ABAP Environment or ABAP PaaS. With the ABAP rest-ful programming
model and with access to all the SAP HANA capabilities, Steampunk is an
innovative platform that is currently playing a hub role in integrating SAP
systems, connecting SAP cloud services and any third-party external services.
ReleaseOwl, the leading cloud-native DevOps platform for SAP
has announced its integrated Lifecycle management for ABAP Cloud. It also
includes full support of the latest gCTS ( Git-based CTS ), which is the
recommended approach for transporting objects between ABAP systems in your
global account.
In addition to gCTS, ReleaseOwl has full support for ATC integration for ABAP thus enabling developers to have an compliance and early-warning system available out-of-the-box to ensure higher quality code at
source.
Read more on the topic at - DevOps for Steampunk aka ABAP on SAP Cloud | ReleaseOwl - A Native DevOps Platform for SAP
